Project Team Leadership: Building Commitment Through Superior Communication

Create more successes through enhanced project leadership, communication and negotiation skills.

The demands of a project leadership role are unique. You must learn how to serve both the needs of your team members with the needs of the project—not an easy task. Project leadership requires a blend of soft skills, such as communication and motivation, along with the bottom-line capabilities of project management. This workshop will teach you how to master the project leadership skills that can help you build team commitment and create a more predictable project environment.

Seminar Number: 06585

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Who Should Attend

Mid- to high-level project and program managers and directors.

Classroom3 Day(s)
1.8 CEU, 18 PDU

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This workshop will teach you how to master the project leadership skills that can help you build team commitment and create a more predictable project environment.

Build high-performance teams that can lead projects to successful implementation
Keep the team on track through team consensus and conflict resolution
Minimize communication misunderstandings
Prevent team “break-ups” by using constructive feedback
Achieve better results through clear, open and honest communication
Optimize time, money and resources by putting the right people on the right projects

The ins and outs of communication skills
Team dynamics: what’s unique about project teams
Conflict management…successful team behaviors
How to delegate and run effective meetings
Communicating during project implementation and closure: conveying appreciation…what to do when crisis hits…performance reporting
Negotiating agreements: a PM’s sources of power
Achieving commitment and creating project successes

Learning Objectives

Build a High-Performing Team and Create Commitment to Assist Your Team in Meeting Its Deadlines
Communicate More Clearly Within the Project Environment, Including Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
Delegate More Successfully as a Project Manager
Facilitate Effective Meetings, Including Presenting an Options Paper to Get the Team or Stakeholders to Make a Decision
Manage Various Types of Communications Throughout the Project Life Cycle
Resolve Conflicts to Keep Team Committed and on Track
Negotiate More Effectively, Understanding How to Better Utilize Various Influencing Styles

Leading in Today’s Project Environment

Understand the Need for Project Management and How Its Application Has Changed over the Years
Analyze Project Failures at a Greater Depth of Understanding
Define What Project Success, High Commitment, and Superior Communication Mean and How They Relate in Your World
Identify the Key Leadership Skills Needed By a Project Manager and Assess Your Own Style

The Ins and Outs of Communication Skills

Utilize Different Communication Techniques to Communicate with Your Project Stakeholders and Team Members in a Clear, Concise Way
Give and Receive Constructive Feedback, Especially During Times of Anger, Disappointment, and Frustration
Understand and Experience the Fact That the Same Words Can Mean Different Things to Different People
Understand the Different Methods of Communicating Within a Project Team and Minimize the Barriers to Communication

Understanding Team Dynamics

Identify the Characteristics of High-Performing, Spirited Teams
Assess the Phase That You Are In and Your Project Team Is In, Using the Team Spirit Process of Development
Understand Conflict, the Role It Plays in Teams, Your Conflict Style, and Methods to Deal with It
Mediate Disputes Between Your Project Team Members to Assess Your Team and Determine Possible Actions to Improve Team Behaviors

Communication During the Project Definition and Planning Phases

Identify Your Key Stakeholders and Interview Them to Gather Their Wants and Needs
Communicate with the Project Team and Stakeholders During Phase 1 (Project Definition) and Phase 2 (Planning) of the Project
Understand the Three Levels of Communication Surrounding a Project
“Let Go of the Work” and Delegate More Successfully

Communication During Project Implementation and Closure

Communicate and Report Status During Project Implementation to Both Team Members and Stakeholders in a Way That Minimizes the Chance of Miscommunications
Hold Effective Team Meetings and Obtain Feedback from Team Members
Understand “Consensus” and How and When to Use It with Project Teams
Re-plan the Project When It Is in Crises and Present Options to Stakeholders in a Way That Optimizes the Chance That They Will Make a Decision

Negotiating Agreements

Identify and Utilize Key Skills, Strategies, and Tactics Needed to Successfully Manage the Negotiation Process
Understand a Project Manager’s Sources of Power and Analyze Your Ability to Influence Others
Organize a Negotiation Using the Five Stages of the Negotiation Process

Wrap-Up: Effective Project Leadership

Understand the Team Dynamics That Effective Project Managers Are Trying to Create in Order to Create a Highly Committed Team and More Project Successes
Choose and Implement Some Tips in Creating Positive Team Dynamics
Return to Work and Implement Some Ideas from This Course

American Management Association (AMA) is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). AMA complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, AMA is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

AMA has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Talent Triangle PDUs

Classroom [T] 4 [S&B] 4 [L] 10

Classroom Schedule

7 Sessions Available

$2,545.00 Non Members
$2,295.00 AMA Members
$2,079.00 GSA

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Date	Duration	State	City	Zip
2019-05-29 2019-05-31 May 29, 2019 - May 31, 2019	3 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2019-06-24 2019-06-26 Jun 24, 2019 - Jun 26, 2019	3 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-09-25 2019-09-27 Sep 25, 2019 - Sep 27, 2019	3 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-10-21 2019-10-23 Oct 21, 2019 - Oct 23, 2019	3 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-11-06 2019-11-08 Nov 6, 2019 - Nov 8, 2019	3 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-12-04 2019-12-06 Dec 4, 2019 - Dec 6, 2019	3 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2020-02-12 2020-02-14 Feb 12, 2020 - Feb 14, 2020	3 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now

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